Last month, the Obama Administration began noticeably increasing military shows of force on or near the Korean peninsula, as the Norths young leader increasingly took steps of his own to increase tensions. Some of the earliest high-profile decisions by the President included bolstering missile defense capabilities in order to protect the American homeland, deployment of B-52 and B-2 bombers in military exercises, and the mobilization of stealthy fifth-generation F-22 fighter jets.

President Obama has the tools he now realizes he needs to defend the nation and its allies because presidents that came before him made sure theyd be there. He should do no less for presidents yet to come.

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